Medical Education Systems Program This Is the Annual Report of Hsu-Li Huang, IFMSA Medical Education Systems Program Coordinator for 2015-2016 Term
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Program Annual Report 2015-2016 Term Medical Education Systems Program This is the Annual Report of Hsu-Li Huang, IFMSA Medical Education Systems Program Coordinator for 2015-2016 Term. The report is issued on 1st July 2016, for 65th August Meeting General Assembly in Puebla, Mexico. Summary of Report: The IFMSA Medical Education Systems (MES) Program is aimed at increasing student activism and advocacy in their faculties, ultimately to get them to obtain voting rights and a say in their faculty decisions and board. The end goal of this program, “to create a platform where medical students will learn about medical education systems and students’ meaningful participation in faculty decision making,” is consisted of 4 expected outcomes, as described respectively in the Program Impact Report. To achieve these goals, the IFMSA should play an active role on international, national as well as local level, in cooperation with the NMOs. In this report, Program Proposal, Program Baseline Assessment, NMO reports from MM16 and AM15, applications to Activities Fair for MM16 and AM15, MSI32 and MSI33, Policy Statements adopted in the past year, as well as the activities enrolled in this program in the past year are reviewed. In addition, statistics and analysis of the enrolled activities, the “potential activities”, the IFMSA Policy Statements, and TMET Trainers' Database are made. In conclusion, in the past year, we have significant impact on outcome 1, limited impact on outcome 2 and outcome 3, but little impact on outcome 4. Several recommendations are made for the future works on this program and program systems as well. Finally, please go to Annex 1 for the activities currently enrolled in this program, and to Annex 2 for other activities related to this program. Most important achievements: Established the “MES Program Enrollment Form”: https://goo.gl/BcuKpl Established the “MES Program Activity Report Form”: https://goo.gl/v230OA Established the “TMET Report Form” with SCOME Director: https://goo.gl/WRxLtx Established the toolkit “Steps for Activity Coordinator”: https://goo.gl/vjivSo Coordinating the TMET workshop in Pre-GA of MM16, as one of the enrolled activities in MES program. Facilitating program related sessions of SCOME session during the MM16 and AM16. Struggles encountered: Difficulty in arranging time ability for online meeting with TOs. Solved by frequent but short period face-to-face discussions with the SCOME Director. Recommendations for the next term(s): Program Annual Report 2015-2016 Term Imagine what NMOs want and try to meet their needs. Sometimes, the NMOs do know what program system is and how to get enrolled. They just lack of motivation to do so. Work closely and be in touch with the TOs, especially the SCOME Director and the VPA. The works will be much easier with their support. Program Impact Report Program Structure The IFMSA Medical Education Systems Program is aimed at increasing student activism and advocacy in their faculties, ultimately to get them to obtain voting rights and a say in their faculty decisions and board. To achieve this, NMOs should organize training workshops for students to learn about different areas of medical education so they can know different types of teaching, learning, evaluation and assessment, the student’s role in medical education and the importance of feedback in this regard. Once students have undergone training, NMOs should facilitate their activism by advocating for students’ rights, their voice and votes with regards to faculty decision and the collection and promotion of feedback among other students. To achieve these goals, the IFMSA should play an active role on international, national as well as local level, in cooperation with the NMOs: International level Through external representation, transnational projects collaboration, research on medical education and advocacy, IFMSA mainly works on the field of medical education systems based on global medical education guidelines and the IFMSA Global Policy on Medical Education that was approved in AM2014. IFMSA considers the following documents as cornerstones: WFME Global Standards of Medical Education, Global Consensus for Social Accountability of Medical Schools, WFME/WHO Guidelines for Accreditation of Basic Medical Education, WHO Education Guidelines, and WHO Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide. National level As medical education systems are fundamental issues of medical students worldwide, almost every NMO with an established Standing Committee on Medical Education (SCOME) or similar divisions related to medical education working nationally in the field of Medical Education Systems according to the NMO reports 2014 and 2015. Through conducting projects, celebrating world days, organizing conference, implementing workshops and trainings, through policies and student representation on an educational, faculty or governmental level, NMOs try to improve their education system in various pathway. Local level Program Annual Report 2015-2016 Term Decision-making processes in the field are medical education often take place at the faculty level, which specifically highlights the importance of local efforts and capacity building in this program. Through conducting projects, conducting research on medical education and evaluating the quality of curriculum, local committees have limited methods and less influence on the entire systems than national organizations. However, while primary data collected from local committee is more available, meaningful student involvement is easier to achieve in local level as well. Main goal and expected outcomes/impact Main Goal: The aim of this program is to create a platform where medical students will learn about medical education systems and students’ meaningful participation in faculty decision making. These skills will empower them to take a leading role and actively advocate their inclusion in decision making. This program also aims at reaching the global standard of medical education system and active students' engagement in decision-making. The impact of this program should be measured by the achievement of the following outcomes: Outcome 1: Educated and empowered medical students on medical education topics. Outcome 2: Medical students’ participation in the quality assessment and evaluation of medical education in the faculties. Outcome 3: Medical curricula are adapted to globally recognized medical education guidelines. Outcome 4: The issue of Global Health is introduced and included in the medical curricula. Before the end goal is achieved, several medium-term and long-term objectives are set: Medium-term objectives: 1. Capacity building on issues relevant to Medical Education such as Assessment & Evaluation and Quality Assurance. 2. More experienced Medical Education trainers who will succeed in motivating the student body to raise their voice. 3. Representation on international level through policies adopted by IFMSA. Long-term objectives: 1. Increased student engagement and advocacy in their faculties, ultimately to get them to obtain voting rights and a say in their faculty decisions and board. 2. Official collaboration with Medical Education organizations as well as various healthcare professionals and professional societies sharing a passion for Medical Education. Program Annual Report 2015-2016 Term Program Areas The types of Activities which are going to be summarized in this Report are based on the UN Classification as followed: Education among specific societal groups. IFMSA provides education on health issues in most of the societal groups (peers, children, youth, adults, elderly, specified groups). Advocacy, also called lobbying. Advocacy is the attempt to influence political decisions and policy. An advocacy strategy directly targets those responsible for respecting and protecting certain values and achieving specific goals within the society – the authorities. Advocacy strategies should be used for influencing policies on national and international level as well as to bring experts and externals back to our members to learn. Campaigning is a combination of education and advocacy, is a way to raise awareness among citizens on certain issues. The general public is informed about the issue (educational aspect) yet at the same time, the more people know about the issue, the larger the pressure on government to handle this problem (advocacy aspect). Research. The aim of research is to provide evidence for development of specific topics within the theme of the Program. Medical students and IFMSA should use research when delivering the change, evaluate impact and create opportunities for medical students in research while working together with academics and other stakeholders. Fundraising for 3rd Parties means raising funds and resources with the aim of supporting an individual or a vulnerable group in tackling an issue. For example, many NMOs raise funds to support a cause for treatment of a child’s rare disease. Operative work. NMOs may carry out operative work within their own community or country. Alternatively, an NMO can carry out operative work in other countries, notably developing countries, cooperating with local NGOs. This is called development assistance. Questions to be answered 1. How many NMOs are raising projects related to different program areas? What is the proportion of in different regions? 2. Which NMOs are currently working on quality assurance? What is the region of these NMOs? Is the development